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Otto Natzler

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WA-00028662

Mixed Media

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WikidataQ690713 ULAN500102867

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967–1968

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1947–1948

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4241
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/otto-natzler
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Otto Natzler was an American ceramicist known for glazed earthenware vessels of refined geometric form and luminous surface treatment. Working primarily in the mid-twentieth century, he developed distinctive glaze chemistry that produced subtle color variations across thrown and hand-built forms. His work exemplified the integration of functional pottery with modernist aesthetics, influencing postwar American studio ceramics through both technical innovation and formal restraint.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artworks (12)

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Gyrolith on Inverted Conical Base (X477)

1985 · Earthenware, gold crystalline glaze

11 × 10 × 10 in. (27.9 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm) Weight: 6 lb. (2721.582g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Circular Open Disk Form (X421)

1984 · Patina mat glaze with crystalline iridescence, earthenware

13 × 12 3/8 × 3 1/4 in., 6.4 lb. (33 × 31.4 × 8.3 cm, 2.9 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monolith Wall Vase

1980 · Ceramic with green-grey reduction glaze

10 x 9 15/16 x 1 15/16" (25.4 x 25.3 x 4.9 cm)

Overall: 11.5 x 15.6 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bottle (H325)

1956 · Earthenware with Moleskin glaze?

height: 16 x 11.1 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Vase

1956 · Earthenware

16 5/8 in., 3lb. (42.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bowl

1945 · ceramic with volcanic glaze

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bowl

1939 · Earthenware with chartreuse glaze

4.5 x 14.3 x 14.8 cm (1 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Demitasse Cup and Saucer

1938 · Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze

Cup: 5.7 x 8.8 x 6.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Saucer

1938 · Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze

Saucer: 1 x 12.3 x 12.3 cm (3/8 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Demitasse Cup

1938 · Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

12 published of 13 catalogued · 2 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
4 published
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Saucer
1938 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bottle (H325)
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bowl
1959 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bowl
1939 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Demitasse Cup and Saucer
1938 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Demitasse Cup
1938 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bowl
1945 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

New York · 1967

Group Exhibition 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition 100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)

New York · 1947